Eleven injured in militant attack in India’s Kashmir
NEW DELHI – At least 11 people were injured when militants threw a grenade at Indian security forces on Sunday in a crowded flea market in Srinagar, capital of India-administered…
Spanish PM in India seeking to bolster trade ties
NEW DELHI, India – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was welcomed to India Monday with a flower-filled open-top parade alongside counterpart Narendra Modi, as Madrid seeks to boost investment in…
More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches
AFP At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a powerful cyclone is expected to hammer the low-lying region, ministers said…
India, China and S.Africa leaders underpin Putin at key summit
AFP KAZAN, Russia – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a quick end to the Ukraine conflict during talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia on Tuesday, as Chinese…
US pressures India for quick accountability in Sikh separatist murder plot
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials have told their Indian counterparts they want a speedy result and more accountability after their investigation into Indian involvement in a foiled murder plot against a…
Canada expels top India diplomats, links them to murder of Sikh leader
Reuters NEW DELHI/OTTAWA – Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort…
Indian politician shot dead in Mumbai
AFP MUMBAI, India – A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a…
Indian villagers kill last wolf from man-eating pack
AFP LUCKNOW, India – Villagers in India have beaten to death a wolf believed to be the last of a six-member pack that killed nine people, eight of them children,…
Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India
Reuters At least 46 people have drowned, most of them children, while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent floods during the observance of a Hindu religious festival celebrated…
India rejects United States’ request to shut down Russian media outlet RT
Agency Report Washington’s call for a global sanctions campaign against the Russian news network has been received poorly in New Delhi The Indian government is reluctant to give in to…